[EQ] 15by2015 Quality health care for all

15by2015 Quality health care for all 

 

Website: http://www.15by2015.org/index.php/resources/

 

Primary health care and prevention are the best and most affordable ways to save the most lives and improve overall health.

 

With the “15by2015” campaign we ask that donor organizations allocate 15% of their vertical funding towards sustainable comprehensive primary health care that is accessible and affordable in all regions of the world.

 

“15 by 2015” is a campaign calling for all major global health donors to allocate 15% of all their grants towards strengthening the primary health care system of the country they are working in. The target date is the same as with the globally known and used eight millennium development goals, 2015.

 

Why “15by2015”?

Primary health care cuts across diseases in a systemic way. Investing in improving the quality of primary health care (infrastructure, human resources and equipment) is a broad-based and sustainable investment that should be accessible and affordable for all. For example, if good primary health care were available in the 42 countries accounting for about 90% of child deaths worldwide, 63% of these deaths could be prevented.

 

The most prevalent health care problems in developing countries are respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea and complications of labour and delivery. These can and must be treated within the same primary health care framework that deals with diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS….”

 

            Contact Information:

 

	Global Health through Education Training and Service (GHETS): David Egilman, MD, MPH 8 North Main St, Suite 401 Attleboro MA 02703 Tel: +1 (508) 226-5091 x 11 Fax: +1 (508) 448-8346 degilman@ghets.org
	World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca): Dr Alfred W. T. Loh - College of Medicine Building 16 College Road #01-02 Singapore 169854 Tel: +65 6224 2886 Fax: +65 6324 2029 ceo@wonca.com.sg
	The Network: Towards Unity for Health: Pauline Vluggen Executive Director P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht - Universiteitssingel 60, Maastricht the Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)43-3885638 Fax: +31 (0)43-3885639 secretariat@network.unimaas.nl
	Primary Health Care/Family Medicine Education Network Maaike Flinkenflogel, MD Coordinator Primafamed - Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care -Ghent University De Pintelaan 185 9000 Gent Belgium Tel: +32 9 332 6082 Maaike.flinkenflogel@ugent.be - primafamed@ugent.be
	The European Forum for Primary Care: Diederik Aarendonk Otterstraat 118 – 124, 3513 CR Utrecht - PO Box 1568, 3500 BN Utrecht The Netherlands Tel: +31 30 27 29 700  Fax: +31 30 27 29 729 Mob: +31 (0)6 232 09 708 d.aarendonk@euprimarycare.org
	Doctors for Global Health: Lanny Smith, MD, MPH, DTM&H P. O. Box 1761 Decatur, GA 30031, U.S.A. (404) 377-3566 lannysmith@yahoo.com
	Health Alliance International: Wendy Johnson, MD, MPH - Director of New Initiatives 4534 11th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105 +1 (206) 543-8382 wjohns@u.washington.edu

 

 

 

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